Union Calendar No. 277

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 518

[Report No. 103–498]

A BILL

To designate certain lands in the California Desert

tional Monument, and for other purposes.Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave Naas wilderness, to establish the Death Valley and

MAY 10, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 277

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 518

[Report No. 103–498]

To designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish

the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave

National Monument, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 21, 1993

Mr. LEHMAN (for himself, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. VENTO, Mr. STARK,

Mr. OWENS, Mr. OLVER, Mr. MFUME, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. MINETA, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,

Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. STOKES, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. MALONEY, and Mr.

HINCHEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

JUNE 18, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CONYERS,

Mr. CLAY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. EDWARDS of California,

Mr. BECERRA, Mr. SKAGGS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. DELLUMS,

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. TORRES, Mr. COOPER, Mr. TOWNS, Ms.

SLAUGHTER, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. PAYNE of

New Jersey, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SHAYS,

Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. NEAL of North Carolina,

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MORAN, Mr. PORTER, Mr. RICHARDSON,

Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. COPPERSMITH,

Mr. HUGHES, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. PRICE

of North Carolina, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. DIXON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr.

FINGERHUT, Mr. HOAGLAND, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Ms. SCHENK,

Mr. VALENTINE, and Ms. SHEPHERD

MAY 10, 1994

Additional sponsors: Mr. SWETT, Mrs. UNSOELD, Ms. NORTON, Mr.

KREIDLER, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. YATES, Miss COLLINS of

Michigan, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine, Mr.

KLUG, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. BARCA of
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Wisconsin, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. KOPETSKI, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. FORD of

Michigan, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SABO, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. PALLONE, Ms.

KAPTUR, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. WHEAT, Mrs. BYRNE, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. COLEMAN, Ms.

FURSE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs.

MEEK, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, and Mr. KLEIN

MAY 10, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 21, 1993]

A BILL

To designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish the Death Valley and Joshua Tree

National Parks and the Mojave National Monument, and

for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That this Act may be cited as the ‘‘California Desert Protec4 tion Act of 1994’’.

5 FINDINGS AND POLICY

6 SEC. 2. (a) The Congress finds and declares that—

7 (1) the federally owned desert lands of Southern

8 California constitute a public wildland resource of ex9 traordinary and inestimable value for this and future

10 generations;

11 (2) these desert wildlands display unique scenic,

12 historical, archeological, environmental, ecological,
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1 wildlife, cultural, scientific, educational, and rec2 reational values used and enjoyed by millions of

3 Americans for hiking and camping, scientific study

4 and scenic appreciation;

5 (3) the public land resources of the California

6 desert now face and are increasingly threatened by

7 adverse pressures which would impair, dilute, and de8 stroy their public and natural values;

9 (4) the California desert, embracing wilderness

10 lands, units of the National Park System, other Fed11 eral lands, State parks and other State lands, and

12 private lands, constitutes a cohesive unit posing

13 unique and difficult resource protection and manage14 ment challenges;

15 (5) through designation of national monuments

16 by Presidential proclamation, through enactment of

17 general public land statutes (including section 601 of

18 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of

19 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and

20 through interim administrative actions, the Federal

21 Government has begun the process of appropriately

22 providing for protection of the significant resources of

23 the public lands in the California desert; and
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1 (6) statutory land unit designations are needed

2 to afford the full protection which the resources and

3 public land values of the California desert merit.

4 (b) In order to secure for the American people of this

5 and future generations an enduring heritage of wilderness,

6 national parks, and public land values in the California

7 desert, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress

8 that—

9 (1) appropriate public lands in the California

10 desert shall be included within the National Park

11 System and the National Wilderness Preservation

12 System, in order to—

13 (A) preserve unrivaled scenic, geologic, and

14 wildlife values associated with these unique nat15 ural landscapes;

16 (B) perpetuate in their natural state sig17 nificant and diverse ecosystems of the California

18 desert;

19 (C) protect and preserve historical and cul20 tural values of the California desert associated

21 with ancient Indian cultures, patterns of western

22 exploration and settlement, and sites exemplify23 ing the mining, ranching and railroading his24 tory of the Old West;
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1 (D) provide opportunities for compatible

2 outdoor public recreation, protect and interpret

3 ecological and geological features and historic,

4 paleontological, and archeological sites, maintain

5 wilderness resource values, and promote public

6 understanding and appreciation of the Califor7 nia desert; and

8 (E) retain and enhance opportunities for

9 scientific research in undisturbed ecosystems.

10 TITLE I—WILDERNESS ADDITIONS

11 FINDINGS

12 SEC. 101. The Congress finds and declares that—

13 (1) wilderness is a distinguishing characteristic

14 of the public lands in the California desert, one which

15 affords an unrivaled opportunity for experiencing

16 vast areas of the Old West essentially unaltered by

17 man’s activities, and which merits preservation for

18 the benefit of present and future generations;

19 (2) the wilderness values of desert lands are in20 creasingly threatened by and especially vulnerable to

21 impairment, alteration, and destruction by activities

22 and intrusions associated with incompatible use and

23 development; and
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1 (3) preservation of desert wilderness necessarily

2 requires the highest forms of protective designation

3 and management.

4 DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS

5 SEC. 102. In furtherance of the purpose of the Wilder6 ness Act (78 Stat. 890, 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and sections

7 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management

8 Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2743, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the

9 following lands in the State of California, as generally de10 picted on maps referenced herein, are hereby designated as

11 wilderness, and therefore, as components of the National

12 Wilderness Preservation System:

13 (1) Certain lands in the California Desert Con14 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

15 which comprise approximately seventy-four thousand

16 eight hundred and ninety acres, as generally depicted

17 on a map entitled ‘‘Argus Range Wilderness—Pro18 posed 1’’, dated May 1991, and two maps entitled

19 ‘‘Argus Range Wilderness—Proposed 2’’ and ‘‘Argus

20 Range Wilderness—Proposed 3’’, dated January

21 1989, and which shall be known as the Argus Range

22 Wilderness.

23 (2) Certain lands in the California Desert Con24 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

25 which comprise approximately ten thousand three

26 hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted on a
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1 map entitled ‘‘Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness—

2 Proposed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be

3 known as the Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness.

4 (3) Certain lands in the California Desert Con5 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

6 and within the San Bernardino National Forest,

7 which comprise approximately thirty-nine thousand

8 two hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

9 entitled ‘‘Bighorn Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’,

10 dated September 1991, and which shall be known as

11 the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness.

12 (4) Certain lands in the California Desert Con13 servation Area and the Yuma District, of the Bureau

14 of Land Management, which comprise approximately

15 forty-seven thousand five hundred and seventy acres,

16 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Big Maria

17 Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated February

18 1986, and which shall be known as the Big Maria

19 Mountains Wilderness.

20 (5) Certain lands in the California Desert Con21 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

22 which comprise approximately thirteen thousand nine

23 hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted on a

24 map entitled ‘‘Black Mountain Wilderness—Pro-
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1 posed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be known

2 as the Black Mountain Wilderness.

3 (6) Certain lands in the California Desert Con4 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

5 which comprise approximately nine thousand five

6 hundred and twenty acres, as generally depicted on a

7 map entitled ‘‘Bright Star Wilderness—Proposed’’,

8 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the

9 Bright Star Wilderness.

10 (7) Certain lands in the California Desert Con11 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

12 which comprise approximately sixty-eight thousand

13 five hundred and fifteen acres, as generally depicted

14 on two maps entitled ‘‘Bristol Mountains Wilder15 ness—Proposed 1’’, and ‘‘Bristol Mountains Wilder16 ness—Proposed 2’’, dated September 1991, and which

17 shall be known as Bristol Mountains Wilderness.

18 (8) Certain lands in the California Desert Con19 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

20 which comprise approximately thirty-nine thousand

21 seven hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted

22 on a map entitled ‘‘Cadiz Dunes Wilderness—Pro23 posed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be known

24 as the Cadiz Dunes Wilderness.
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1 (9) Certain lands in the California Desert Con2 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

3 which comprise approximately eighty-four thousand

4 four hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

5 entitled ‘‘Cady Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’,

6 dated July 1993, and which shall be known as the

7 Cady Mountains Wilderness.

8 (10) Certain lands in the California Desert Con9 servation Area and Eastern San Diego County, of the

10 Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap11 proximately fifteen thousand seven hundred acres, as

12 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Carrizo Gorge

13 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated February 1986, and

14 which shall be known as the Carrizo Gorge Wilder15 ness.

16 (11) Certain lands in the California Desert Con17 servation Area and Yuma District, of the Bureau of

18 Land Management, which comprise approximately

19 sixty-four thousand three hundred and twenty acres,

20 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Chemehuevi

21 Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated July 1993,

22 and which shall be known as the Chemehuevi Moun23 tains Wilderness.

24 (12) Certain lands in the Bakersfield District, of

25 the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap-
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1 proximately thirteen thousand seven hundred acres,

2 as generally depicted on two maps entitled ‘‘Chimney

3 Peak Wilderness—Proposed 1’’ and ‘‘Chimney Peak

4 Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, dated May 1991, and

5 which shall be known as the Chimney Peak Wilder6 ness.

7 (13) Certain lands in the California Desert Con8 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

9 which comprise approximately one hundred fifty-eight

10 thousand nine hundred and fifty acres, as generally

11 depicted on two maps entitled ‘‘Chuckwalla Moun12 tains Wilderness—Proposed 1’’ and ‘‘Chuckwalla

13 Mountains Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, dated January

14 1989, and which shall be known as the Chuckwalla

15 Mountains Wilderness.

16 (14) Certain lands in the California Desert Con17 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

18 which comprise thirty-four thousand three hundred

19 and eighty acres, as generally depicted on a map en20 titled ‘‘Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

21 September 1991, and which shall be known as the

22 Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness. The Secretary may, pur23 suant to an application filed by the Department of

24 Defense, grant a right-of-way for, and authorize con-
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1 struction of, a road within the area depicted as ‘‘non2 wilderness road corridor’’ on such map.

3 (15) Certain lands in the California Desert Con4 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

5 which comprise approximately forty thousand acres,

6 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Clipper

7 Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991,

8 and which shall be known as Clipper Mountain Wil9 derness.

10 (16) Certain lands in the California Desert Con11 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

12 which comprise approximately fifty thousand five

13 hundred and twenty acres, as generally depicted on a

14 map entitled ‘‘Coso Range Wilderness—Proposed’’,

15 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as Coso

16 Range Wilderness.

17 (17) Certain lands in the California Desert Con18 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

19 which comprise approximately seventeen thousand

20 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Coy21 ote Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated July

22 1993, and which shall be known as Coyote Mountains

23 Wilderness.

24 (18) Certain lands in the California Desert Con25 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,
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1 which comprise approximately eight thousand six

2 hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map enti3 tled ‘‘Darwin Falls Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

4 May 1991, and which shall be known as Darwin

5 Falls Wilderness.

6 (19) Certain lands in the California Desert Con7 servation Area and the Yuma District, of the Bureau

8 of Land Management, which comprise approximately

9 forty-eight thousand eight hundred and fifty acres, as

10 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Dead Moun11 tains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated October 1991,

12 and which shall be known as Dead Mountains Wilder13 ness.

14 (20) Certain lands in the Bakersfield District, of

15 the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap16 proximately thirty-six thousand three hundred acres,

17 as generally depicted on two maps entitled

18 ‘‘Domeland Wilderness Additions—Proposed 1’’ and

19 ‘‘Domeland Wilderness Additions—Proposed 2’’,

20 dated February 1986 and which are hereby incor21 porated in, and which shall be deemed to be a part

22 of, the Domeland Wilderness as designated by Public

23 Laws 93–632 and 98–425.

24 (21) Certain lands in the California Desert Con25 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,
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1 which comprise approximately twenty-three thousand

2 seven hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted

3 on a map entitled ‘‘El Paso Mountains Wilderness—

4 Proposed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be

5 known as the El Paso Mountains Wilderness.

6 (22) Certain lands in the California Desert Con7 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

8 which comprise approximately twenty-five thousand

9 nine hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted

10 on a map entitled ‘‘Fish Creek Mountains Wilder11 ness—Proposed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be

12 known as Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness.

13 (23) Certain lands in the California Desert Con14 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

15 which comprise approximately twenty-eight thousand

16 one hundred and ten acres, as generally depicted on

17 a map entitled ‘‘Funeral Mountains Wilderness—Pro18 posed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be known

19 as Funeral Mountains Wilderness.

20 (24) Certain lands in the California Desert Con21 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

22 which comprise approximately thirty-seven thousand

23 seven hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

24 entitled ‘‘Golden Valley Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated
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1 February 1986 and which shall be known as Golden

2 Valley Wilderness.

3 (25) Certain lands in the California Desert Con4 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

5 which comprise approximately thirty-one thousand

6 seven hundred and twenty acres, as generally depicted

7 on a map entitled ‘‘Grass Valley Wilderness—Pro8 posed’’, dated February 1986 and which shall be

9 known as the Grass Valley Wilderness.

10 (26) Certain lands in the California Desert Con11 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

12 which comprise approximately twenty-two thousand

13 two hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted on

14 a map entitled ‘‘Hollow Hills Wilderness—Proposed’’,

15 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the

16 Hollow Hills Wilderness.

17 (27) Certain lands in the California Desert Con18 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

19 which comprise approximately twenty-six thousand

20 four hundred and sixty acres, as generally depicted on

21 a map entitled ‘‘Ibex Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

22 May 1991, and which shall be known as the Ibex Wil23 derness.

24 (28) Certain lands in the California Desert Con25 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,
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1 which comprise approximately thirty-four thousand

2 and fifty-five acres, as generally depicted on a map

3 entitled ‘‘Indian Pass Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

4 May 1994, and which shall be known as the Indian

5 Pass Wilderness.

6 (29) Certain lands in the California Desert Con7 servation Area and the Bakersfield District, of the

8 Bureau of Land Management, and within the Inyo

9 National Forest, which comprise approximately two

10 hundred five thousand and twenty acres, as generally

11 depicted on three maps entitled ‘‘Inyo Mountains Wil12 derness—Proposed’’, numbered in the title one

13 through three, and dated May 1991, and which shall

14 be known as the Inyo Mountains Wilderness.

15 (30) Certain lands in the California Desert Con16 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

17 which comprise approximately thirty-three thousand

18 six hundred and seventy acres, as generally depicted

19 on a map entitled ‘‘Jacumba Wilderness—Proposed’’,

20 dated July 1993, and which shall be known as the

21 Jacumba Wilderness.

22 (31) Certain lands in the California Desert Con23 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

24 which comprise approximately one hundred and

25 twenty-nine thousand five hundred and eighty acres,
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1 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Kelso Dunes

2 Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated October 1991, a map

3 entitled ‘‘Kelso Dunes Wilderness—Proposed 2’’,

4 dated May 1991, and a map entitled ‘‘Kelso Dunes

5 Wilderness—Proposed 3’’, dated September 1991, and

6 which shall be known as the Kelso Dunes Wilderness.

7 (32) Certain lands in the California Desert Con8 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

9 and the Sequoia National Forest, which comprise ap10 proximately eighty-eight thousand two hundred and

11 ninety acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

12 ‘‘Kiavah Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated February

13 1986, and a map entitled ‘‘Kiavah Wilderness—Pro14 posed 2’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be known

15 as the Kiavah Wilderness.

16 (33) Certain lands in the California Desert Con17 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

18 which comprise approximately two hundred forty19 nine thousand three hundred and sixty-eight acres, as

20 generally depicted on four maps entitled ‘‘Kingston

21 Range Wilderness—Proposed’’, numbered in the title

22 one through four dated May 1994, and which shall be

23 known as the Kingston Range Wilderness.

24 (34) Certain lands in the California Desert Con25 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,
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1 which comprise approximately twenty-nine thousand

2 eight hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted

3 on a map entitled ‘‘Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wil4 derness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which

5 shall be known as the Little Chuckwalla Mountains

6 Wilderness.

7 (35) Certain lands in the California Desert Con8 servation Area and the Yuma District, of the Bureau

9 of Land Management, which comprise approximately

10 thirty-three thousand six hundred acres, as generally

11 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Little Picacho Wilder12 ness—Proposed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be

13 known as the Little Picacho Wilderness.

14 (36) Certain lands in the California Desert Con15 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

16 which comprise approximately thirty-two thousand

17 three hundred and sixty acres, as generally depicted

18 on a map entitled ‘‘Malpais Mesa Wilderness—Pro19 posed’’, dated September 1991, and which shall be

20 known as the Malpais Mesa Wilderness.

21 (37) Certain lands in the California Desert Con22 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

23 which comprise approximately sixteen thousand one

24 hundred and five acres, as generally depicted on a

25 map entitled ‘‘Manly Peak Wilderness—Proposed’’,
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1 dated October 1991, and which shall be known as the

2 Manly Peak Wilderness.

3 (38) Certain lands in the California Desert Con4 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

5 which comprise approximately twenty-four thousand

6 two hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

7 entitled ‘‘Mecca Hills Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

8 July 1993, and which shall be known as the Mecca

9 Hills Wilderness.

10 (39) Certain lands in the California Desert Con11 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

12 which comprise approximately forty-seven thousand

13 three hundred and thirty acres, as generally depicted

14 on a map entitled ‘‘Mesquite Wilderness—Proposed’’,

15 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the

16 Mesquite Wilderness.

17 (40) Certain lands in the California Desert Con18 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

19 which comprise approximately twenty-two thousand

20 nine hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

21 entitled ‘‘Newberry Mountains Wilderness—Pro22 posed’’, dated February 1986, and which shall be

23 known as the Newberry Mountains Wilderness.

24 (41) Certain lands in the California Desert Con25 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,
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1 which comprise approximately one hundred ten thou2 sand eight hundred and sixty acres, as generally de3 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Nopah Range Wilderness—

4 Proposed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be

5 known as the Nopah Range Wilderness.

6 (42) Certain lands in the California Desert Con7 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

8 which comprise approximately thirty-two thousand

9 two hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted on

10 a map entitled ‘‘North Algodones Dunes Wilderness—

11 Proposed’’, dated October 1991, and which shall be

12 known as the North Algodones Dunes Wilderness.

13 (43) Certain lands in the California Desert Con14 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

15 which comprise approximately twenty-five thousand

16 five hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted on

17 a map entitled ‘‘North Mesquite Mountains Wilder18 ness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be

19 known as the North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness.

20 (44) Certain lands in the California Desert Con21 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

22 which comprise approximately one hundred forty-six

23 thousand and seventy acres, as generally depicted on

24 a map entitled ‘‘Old Woman Mountains Wilderness—

25 Proposed 1’’, dated May 1994 and a map entitled
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1 ‘‘Old Woman Mountains Wilderness—Proposed 2’’,

2 dated October 1991, and which shall be known as the

3 Old Woman Mountains Wilderness.

4 (45) Certain lands in the California Desert Con5 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

6 which comprise approximately fifty-seven thousand

7 four hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted

8 on a map entitled ‘‘Orocopia Mountains Wilderness—

9 Proposed’’, dated May 1994, and which shall be

10 known as the Orocopia Mountains Wilderness.

11 (46) Certain lands in the California Desert Con12 servation Area and the Bakersfield District, of the

13 Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap14 proximately seventy-four thousand six hundred and

15 forty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

16 ‘‘Owens Peak Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated Feb17 ruary 1986, and two maps entitled ‘‘Owens Peak Wil18 derness—Proposed 2’’ dated February 1986 and

19 ‘‘Owens Peak Wilderness—Proposed 3’’, dated May

20 1991, and which shall be known as the Owens Peak

21 Wilderness.

22 (47) Certain lands in the California Desert Con23 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

24 which comprise approximately seventy-four thousand

25 eight hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map
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1 entitled ‘‘Pahrump Valley Wilderness—Proposed’’,

2 dated February 1986 and which shall be known as the

3 Pahrump Valley Wilderness.

4 (48) Certain lands in the California Desert Con5 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

6 which comprise approximately two hundred seventy

7 thousand six hundred and twenty-nine acres, as gen8 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Palen/McCoy Wil9 derness—Proposed 1’’, dated July 1993, and a map

10 entitled ‘‘Palen/McCoy Wilderness—Proposed 2’’,

11 dated July 1993, and which shall be known as the

12 Palen/McCoy Wilderness.

13 (49) Certain lands in the California Desert Con14 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

15 which comprise approximately thirty-two thousand

16 three hundred and ten acres, as generally depicted on

17 a map entitled ‘‘Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness—

18 Proposed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be

19 known as the Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness.

20 (50) Certain lands in the California Desert Con21 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

22 which comprise approximately seven thousand seven

23 hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map enti24 tled ‘‘Picacho Peak Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated
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1 May 1991, and which shall be known as the Picacho

2 Peak Wilderness.

3 (51) Certain lands in the California Desert Con4 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

5 which comprise approximately seventy-two thousand

6 six hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map en7 titled ‘‘Piper Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

8 May 1991, and which shall be known as the Piper

9 Mountain Wilderness.

10 (52) Certain lands in the California Desert Con11 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

12 which comprise approximately thirty-six thousand

13 eight hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted

14 on a map entitled ‘‘Piute Mountains Wilderness—

15 Proposed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be

16 known as the Piute Mountains Wilderness.

17 (53) Certain lands in the California Desert Con18 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

19 which comprise approximately seventy-eight thousand

20 eight hundred and sixty-eight acres, as generally de21 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Resting Spring Range Wil22 derness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which

23 shall be known as the Resting Spring Range Wilder24 ness.
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1 (54) Certain lands in the California Desert Con2 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

3 which comprise approximately forty thousand eight

4 hundred and twenty acres, as generally depicted on a

5 map entitled ‘‘Rice Valley Wilderness—Proposed’’,

6 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the

7 Rice Valley Wilderness.

8 (55) Certain lands in the California Desert Con9 servation Area and the Yuma District, of the Bureau

10 of Land Management, which comprise approximately

11 twenty-two thousand three hundred eighty acres, as

12 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Riverside

13 Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991,

14 and which shall be known as the Riverside Mountains

15 Wilderness.

16 (56) Certain lands in the California Desert Con17 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

18 which comprise approximately twenty-seven thousand

19 seven hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

20 entitled ‘‘Rodman Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’,

21 dated January 1989, and which shall be known as the

22 Rodman Mountains Wilderness.

23 (57) Certain lands in the California Desert Con24 servation Area and the Bakersfield District, of the

25 Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap-
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1 proximately fifty-one thousand nine hundred acres, as

2 generally depicted on two maps entitled ‘‘Sacatar

3 Trail Wilderness—Proposed 1’’ and ‘‘Sacatar Trail

4 Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, dated May 1991, and

5 which shall be known as the Sacatar Trail Wilder6 ness.

7 (58) Certain lands in the California Desert Con8 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

9 which comprise approximately one thousand four

10 hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted on a

11 map entitled ‘‘Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness—Pro12 posed’’, dated July 1993, and which shall be known

13 as the Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness.

14 (59) Certain lands in the California Desert Con15 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

16 which comprise approximately thirty-seven thousand

17 nine hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted

18 on a map entitled ‘‘San Gorgonio Wilderness Addi19 tions—Proposed’’, dated July 1993, and which are

20 hereby incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to

21 be a part of, the San Gorgonio Wilderness as des22 ignated by Public Laws 88–577 and 98–425.

23 (60) Certain lands in the California Desert Con24 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

25 which comprise approximately sixty-four thousand
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1 three hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted

2 on a map entitled ‘‘Santa Rosa Wilderness Addi3 tions—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and which are

4 hereby incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to

5 be part of, the Santa Rosa Wilderness designated by

6 Public Law 98–425.

7 (61) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis8 trict, of the Bureau of Land Management, which com9 prise approximately thirty-five thousand and eighty

10 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Saw11 tooth Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated July

12 1993, and which shall be known as the Sawtooth

13 Mountains Wilderness.

14 (62) Certain lands in the California Desert Con15 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

16 which comprise approximately one hundred seventy17 four thousand eight hundred acres, as generally de18 picted on two maps entitled ‘‘Sheep Hole Valley Wil19 derness—Proposed 1’’, dated July 1993, and ‘‘Sheep

20 Hole Valley Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, dated July

21 1993, and which shall be known as the Sheephole Val22 ley Wilderness.

23 (63) Certain lands in the California Desert Con24 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

25 which comprise approximately forty-four thousand
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1 four hundred and ten acres, as generally depicted on

2 a map entitled ‘‘Slate Range Wilderness—Proposed’’,

3 dated October 1991, and which shall be known as the

4 Slate Range Wilderness.

5 (64) Certain lands in the California Desert Con6 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

7 which comprise approximately sixteen thousand seven

8 hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted on a

9 map entitled ‘‘South Nopah Range Wilderness—Pro10 posed’’, dated February 1986, and which shall be

11 known as the South Nopah Range Wilderness.

12 (65) Certain lands in the California Desert Con13 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

14 which comprise approximately seven thousand and

15 fifty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

16 ‘‘Stateline Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991,

17 and which shall be known as the Stateline Wilderness.

18 (66) Certain lands in the California Desert Con19 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

20 which comprise approximately eighty-one thousand

21 six hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map en22 titled ‘‘Stepladder Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’,

23 dated February 1986, and which shall be known as

24 the Stepladder Mountains Wilderness.
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1 (67) Certain lands in the California Desert Con2 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

3 which comprise approximately twenty-nine thousand

4 one hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted

5 on a map entitled ‘‘Surprise Canyon Wilderness—

6 Proposed’’, dated September 1991, and which shall be

7 known as the Surprise Canyon Wilderness.

8 (68) Certain lands in the California Desert Con9 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

10 which comprise approximately seventeen thousand

11 eight hundred and twenty acres, as generally depicted

12 on a map entitled ‘‘Sylvania Mountains Wilderness—

13 Proposed’’, dated February 1986, and which shall be

14 known as the Sylvania Mountains Wilderness.

15 (69) Certain lands in the California Desert Con16 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

17 which comprise approximately thirty-three thousand

18 seven hundred and twenty acres, as generally depicted

19 on a map entitled ‘‘Trilobite Wilderness—Proposed’’,

20 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the

21 Trilobite Wilderness.

22 (70) Certain lands in the California Desert Con23 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

24 which comprise approximately one hundred forty-four

25 thousand five hundred acres, as generally depicted on
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1 a map entitled ‘‘Turtle Mountains Wilderness—Pro2 posed 1’’, dated February 1986 and a map entitled

3 ‘‘Turtle Mountains Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, dated

4 May 1991, and which shall be known as the Turtle

5 Mountains Wilderness.

6 (71) Certain lands in the California Desert Con7 servation Area and the Yuma District, of the Bureau

8 of Land Management, which comprise approximately

9 seventy-seven thousand five hundred and twenty

10 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Whip11 ple Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated July

12 1993, and which shall be known as the Whipple

13 Mountains Wilderness.

14 ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

15 SEC. 103. Subject to valid existing rights, each wilder16 ness area designated under section 102 shall be adminis17 tered by the appropriate Secretary in accordance with the

18 provisions of the Wilderness Act, except that any reference

19 in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness

20 Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective date

21 of this title and any reference to the Secretary of Agri22 culture shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary

23 who has administrative jurisdiction over the area.

24 GRAZING

25 SEC. 104. Within the wilderness areas designated

26 under section 102, the grazing of livestock, where established
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1 prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to

2 continue subject to such reasonable regulations, policies,

3 and practices as the Secretary deems necessary, as long as

4 such regulations, policies, and practices fully conform with

5 and implement the intent of Congress regarding grazing in

6 such areas as such intent is expressed in the Wilderness Act

7 and section 108 of Public Law 96–560 (16 U.S.C. 133 note).

8 BUFFER ZONES

9 SEC. 105. The Congress does not intend for the des10 ignation of wilderness areas in section 102 of this Act to

11 lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones

12 around any such wilderness area. The fact that

13 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from

14 areas within a wilderness shall not, of itself, preclude such

15 activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness area.

16 MINING CLAIM VALIDITY REVIEW

17 SEC. 106. The Secretary of the Interior shall not ap18 prove any plan of operation prior to determining the valid19 ity of the unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel

20 sites affected by such plan within any wilderness area des21 ignated under section 102, and shall submit to Congress rec22 ommendations as to whether any valid or patented claims

23 should be acquired by the United States, including the esti24 mated acquisition costs of such claims, and a discussion

25 of the environmental consequences of the extraction of min26 erals from these lands.
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1 FILING OF MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS

2 SEC. 107. As soon as practicable after enactment of

3 section 102, a map and a legal description on each wilder4 ness area designated under this title shall be filed by the

5 Secretary concerned with the Committee on Energy and

6 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Nat7 ural Resources of the House of Representatives, and each

8 such map and description shall have the same force and

9 effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary

10 may correct clerical and typographical errors in each such

11 legal description and map. Each such map and legal de12 scription shall be on file and available for public inspection

13 in the office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment, Department of the Interior, or the Chief of the Forest

15 Service, Department of Agriculture, as is appropriate.

16 WILDERNESS REVIEW

17 SEC. 108. (a) The Congress hereby finds and directs

18 that except for those areas provided for in subsection (b),

19 the public lands in the California Desert Conservation

20 Area, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, not

21 designated as wilderness or wilderness study areas by this

22 Act, have been adequately studied for wilderness designation

23 pursuant to section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and

24 Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2743, 43 U.S.C. 1782),

25 and are no longer subject to the requirements of section

26 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
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1 1976 pertaining to the management of wilderness study

2 areas in a manner that does not impair the suitability of

3 such areas for preservation as wilderness.

4 (b) The following areas shall continue to be subject to

5 the requirements of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Pol6 icy and Management Act of 1976, pertaining to the man7 agement of wilderness study areas in a manner that does

8 not impair the suitability of such areas for preservation

9 as wilderness:

10 (1) Certain lands which comprise approximately

11 sixty-one thousand three hundred and twenty acres,

12 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Avawatz

13 Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991.

14 (2) Certain lands which comprise approximately

15 eighty thousand four hundred and thirty acres, as

16 generally depicted on two maps entitled ‘‘Soda Moun17 tains Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated May 1991, and

18 ‘‘Soda Mountains Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, dated

19 January 1989.

20 (3) Certain lands which compromise approxi21 mately twenty-three thousand two hundred and fifty

22 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘South

23 Avawatz Mountains—Proposed’’, dated May 1991.

24 (4) Certain lands which comprise approximately

25 eight thousand eight hundred acres, as generally de-
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1 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Great Falls Basin Wilder2 ness—Proposed’’, dated February 1986.

3 (c) Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal lands

4 referred to in subsection (b) are hereby withdrawn from all

5 forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public

6 land laws; from location, entry, and patent under the Unit7 ed States mining laws; and from disposition under all laws

8 pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing, and mineral

9 materials, and all amendments thereto, and shall be admin10 istered by the Secretary in accordance with the provisions

11 of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage12 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782).

13 DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA

14 SEC. 109. In furtherance of the provisions of the Wil15 derness Act, certain public lands in the California Desert

16 Conservation Area of the Bureau of Land Management

17 which comprise eleven thousand two hundred acres as gen18 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘White Mountains Wil19 derness Study Area—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, are here20 by designated the White Mountains Wilderness Study Area

21 and shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance

22 with the provisions of section 603(c) of the Federal Land

23 Policy and Management Act of 1976.

24 SUITABILITY REPORT

25 SEC. 110. The Secretary is required, ten years after

26 the date of enactment of this Act, to report to Congress on
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1 current and planned exploration, development or mining

2 activities on, and suitability for future wilderness designa3 tion of, the lands as generally depicted on maps entitled

4 ‘‘Surprise Canyon Wilderness—Proposed’’, ‘‘Middle Park

5 Canyon Wilderness—Proposed’’, and ‘‘Death Valley Na6 tional Park Boundary and Wilderness 15’’, dated Septem7 ber 1991 and a map entitled ‘‘Manly Peak Wilderness—

8 Proposed’’, dated October 1991.

9 WILDERNESS DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE

10 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM

11 SEC. 111. (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Wil12 derness Act, the following lands are hereby designated as

13 wilderness and therefore, as components of the National

14 Wilderness Preservation System:

15 (1) Certain lands in the Havasu National Wild16 life Refuge, California, which comprise approximately

17 three thousand one hundred and ninety-five acres, as

18 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Havasu Wil19 derness—Proposed’’, and dated October 1991, and

20 which shall be known as the Havasu Wilderness.

21 (2) Certain lands in the Imperial National

22 Wildlife Refuge, California, which comprise approxi23 mately five thousand eight hundred and thirty-six

24 acres, as generally depicted on two maps entitled

25 ‘‘Imperial Refuge Wilderness—Proposed 1’’ and ‘‘Im26 perial Refuge Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, and dated
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1 October 1991, and which shall be known as the Impe2 rial Refuge Wilderness.

3 (b) Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness

4 areas designated under this section shall be administered

5 by the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of the

6 Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as

7 wilderness, except that any reference in such provisions to

8 the effective date of the Wilderness Act (or any similar ref9 erence) shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enact10 ment of this Act and any reference to the Secretary of Agri11 culture shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary

12 of the Interior.

13 (c) As soon as practicable after enactment of this sec14 tion, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description

15 of each wilderness area designated under this section with

16 the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and En17 vironment and Public Works of the Senate and Natural Re18 sources and Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House

19 of Representatives. Such map and description shall have

20 the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except

21 that correction of clerical and typographical errors in such

22 legal description and map may be made. Such map and

23 legal description shall be on file and available for public

24 inspection in the Office of the Director, United States Fish

25 and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
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1 TITLE II—DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

2 FINDINGS

3 SEC. 201. The Congress hereby finds that—

4 (1) proclamations by Presidents Herbert Hoover

5 in 1933 and Franklin Roosevelt in 1937 established

6 and expanded the Death Valley National Monument

7 for the preservation of the unusual features of scenic,

8 scientific, and educational interest therein contained;

9 (2) Death Valley National Monument is today

10 recognized as a major unit of the National Park Sys11 tem, having extraordinary values enjoyed by millions

12 of visitors;

13 (3) the Monument boundaries established in the

14 1930’s exclude and thereby expose to incompatible de15 velopment and inconsistent management, contiguous

16 Federal lands of essential and superlative natural, ec17 ological, geological, archeological, paleontological, cul18 tural, historical and wilderness values;

19 (4) Death Valley National Monument should be

20 substantially enlarged by the addition of all contig21 uous Federal lands of national park caliber and af22 forded full recognition and statutory protection as a

23 national park; and
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1 (5) the wilderness within Death Valley should re2 ceive maximum statutory protection by designation

3 pursuant to the Wilderness Act.

4 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

5 SEC. 202. There is hereby established the Death Valley

6 National Park, as generally depicted on 23 maps entitled

7 ‘‘Death Valley National Park Boundary and Wilderness—

8 Proposed’’, numbered in the title one through twenty-three,

9 and dated May 1994 or prior, which shall be on file and

10 available for public inspection in the offices of the Super11 intendent of the Park and the Director of the National Park

12 Service, Department of the Interior. The Death Valley Na13 tional Monument is hereby abolished as such, the lands and

14 interests therein are hereby incorporated within and made

15 part of the new Death Valley National Park, and any funds

16 available for purposes of the monument shall be available

17 for purposes of the park.

18 TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS

19 SEC. 203. Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary

20 shall transfer the lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau

21 of Land Management depicted on the maps described in sec22 tion 202 of this title, without consideration, to the adminis23 trative jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park

24 Service for administration as part of the National Park

25 System. The boundaries of the public lands and the national

26 parks shall be adjusted accordingly. The Secretary shall ad-
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1 minister the areas added to the National Park System by

2 this title in accordance with the provisions of law generally

3 applicable to units of the National Park System, including

4 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Serv5 ice, and for other purposes’’, approved August 25, 1916 (39

6 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4).

7 MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION

8 SEC. 204. Within six months after the enactment of

9 this title, the Secretary shall file maps and a legal descrip10 tion of the park designated under this title with the Energy

11 and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate and the

12 Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representa13 tives. Such maps and legal description shall have the same

14 force and effect as if included in this title, except that the

15 Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in

16 such legal description and in the maps referred to in section

17 202. The maps and legal description shall be on file and

18 available for public inspection in the offices of the Super19 intendent of the Park and the Director of the National Park

20 Service, Department of the Interior.

21 WITHDRAWAL

22 SEC. 205. Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal

23 lands and interests therein added to the National Park Sys24 tem by this title are withdrawn from disposition under the

25 public land laws and from entry or appropriation under

26 the mining laws of the United States, from the operation
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1 of the mineral leasing laws of the United States, and from

2 operation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.

3 STUDY AS TO VALIDITY OF MINING CLAIMS

4 SEC. 206. The Secretary shall not approve any plan

5 of operation prior to determining the validity of the

6 unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites af7 fected by such plan within the additions to the park and

8 shall submit to Congress recommendations as to whether

9 any valid or patented claims should be acquired by the

10 United States, including the estimated acquisition costs of

11 such claims, and a discussion of the environmental con12 sequences of the extraction of minerals from these lands.

13 GRAZING

14 SEC. 207. (a) The privilege of grazing domestic live15 stock on lands within the park shall continue to be exercised

16 at no more than the current level, subject to applicable laws

17 and National Park Service regulations.

18 (b) If a person holding a grazing permit referred to

19 in subsection (a) informs the Secretary that such permittee

20 is willing to convey to the United States any base property

21 with respect to which such permit was issued and to which

22 such permittee holds title, the Secretary shall make the ac23 quisition of such base property a priority as compared with

24 the acquisition of other lands within the park, provided

25 agreement can be reached concerning the terms and condi26 tions of such acquisition. Any such base property which is
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1 located outside the park and acquired as a priority pursu2 ant to this section shall be managed by the Federal agency

3 responsible for the majority of the adjacent lands in accord4 ance with the laws applicable to such adjacent lands.

5 TITLE III—JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

6 FINDINGS

7 SEC. 301. The Congress hereby finds that—

8 (1) a proclamation by President Franklin Roo9 sevelt in 1936 established Joshua Tree National

10 Monument to protect various objects of historical and

11 scientific interest;

12 (2) Joshua Tree National Monument today is

13 recognized as a major unit of the National Park Sys14 tem, having extraordinary values enjoyed by millions

15 of visitors;

16 (3) the Monument boundaries as modified in

17 1950 and 1961 exclude and thereby expose to incom18 patible development and inconsistent management,

19 contiguous Federal lands of essential and superlative

20 natural, ecological, archeological, paleontological, cul21 tural, historical and wilderness values;

22 (4) Joshua Tree National Monument should be

23 enlarged by the addition of contiguous Federal lands

24 of national park caliber, and afforded full recognition

25 and statutory protection as a national park; and
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1 (5) the nondesignated wilderness within Joshua

2 Tree should receive statutory protection by designa3 tion pursuant to the Wilderness Act.

4 ESTABLISHMENT OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

5 SEC. 302. There is hereby established the Joshua Tree

6 National Park, as generally depicted on a map entitled

7 ‘‘Joshua Tree National Park Boundary—Proposed’’, dated

8 May 1991, and four maps entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree National

9 Park Boundary and Wilderness’’, numbered in the title one

10 through four, and dated October 1991 or prior, which shall

11 be on file and available for public inspection in the offices

12 of the Superintendent of the Park and the Director of the

13 National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The

14 Joshua Tree National Monument is hereby abolished as

15 such, the lands and interests therein are hereby incor16 porated within and made part of the new Joshua Tree Na17 tional Park, and any funds available for purposes of the

18 monument shall be available for purposes of the park.

19 TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS

20 SEC. 303. Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary

21 shall transfer the lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau

22 of Land Management depicted on the maps described in sec23 tion 302 of this title, without consideration, to the adminis24 trative jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park

25 Service for administration as part of the National Park

26 System. The boundaries of the public lands and the national
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1 parks shall be adjusted accordingly. The Secretary shall ad2 minister the areas added to the National Park System by

3 this title in accordance with the provisions of law generally

4 applicable to units of the National Park System, including

5 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Serv6 ice, and for other purposes’’, approved August 25, 1916 (39

7 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4).

8 MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION

9 SEC. 304. Within six months after the enactment of

10 this title, the Secretary shall file maps and legal description

11 of the park designated by this title with the Energy and

12 Natural Resources Committee of the Senate and the Natural

13 Resources Committee of the House of Representatives. Such

14 maps and legal description shall have the same force and

15 effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary

16 may correct clerical and typographical errors in such legal

17 description and in the maps referred to in section 302. The

18 maps and legal description shall be on file and available

19 for public inspection in the offices of the Superintendent

20 of the Park and the Director of the National Park Service,

21 Department of the Interior.

22 WITHDRAWAL

23 SEC. 305. Subject to valid existing rights, Federal

24 lands and interests therein added to the National Park Sys25 tem by this title are withdrawn from disposition under the

26 public lands laws and from entry or appropriation under
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1 the mining laws of the United States, from the operation

2 of the mineral leasing laws of the United States, and from

3 the operation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.

4 UTILITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY

5 SEC. 306. Nothing in this title shall have the effect of

6 terminating any validly issued right-of-way or customary

7 operation maintenance, repair, and replacement activities

8 in such right-of-way, issued, granted, or permitted to the

9 Metropolitan Water District pursuant to the Boulder Can10 yon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617–619b), which is located on

11 lands included in the Joshua Tree National Park, but out12 side lands designated as wilderness under section 501(2).

13 Such activities shall be conducted in a manner which will

14 minimize the impact on park resources. Nothing in this title

15 shall have the effect of terminating the fee title to lands or

16 customary operation, maintenance, repair, and replace17 ment activities on or under such lands granted to the Metro18 politan Water District pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1932

19 (47 Stat. 324), which are located on lands included in the

20 Joshua Tree National Park, but outside lands designated

21 as wilderness under section 501(2). Such activities shall be

22 conducted in a manner which will minimize the impact on

23 park resources. The Secretary shall prepare within 180

24 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation

25 with the Metropolitan Water District, plans for emergency
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1 access by the Metropolitan Water District to its lands and

2 rights-of-way.

3 STUDY AS TO VALIDITY OF MINING CLAIMS

4 SEC. 307. The Secretary shall not approve any plan

5 of operation prior to determining the validity of the

6 unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites af7 fected by such plan within the park and shall submit to

8 Congress recommendations as to whether any valid or pat9 ented claims should be acquired by the United States, in10 cluding the estimated acquisition costs of such claims, and

11 a discussion of the environmental consequences of the ex12 traction of minerals from these lands.

13 TITLE IV—MOJAVE NATIONAL PARK

14 FINDINGS

15 SEC. 401. The Congress hereby finds that—

16 (1) Death Valley and Joshua Tree National

17 Parks, as established by this Act, protect unique and

18 superlative desert resources, but do not embrace the

19 particular ecosystems and transitional desert type

20 found in the Mojave Desert area lying between them

21 on public lands now afforded only impermanent ad22 ministrative designation as a national scenic area;

23 (2) the Mojave Desert area possesses outstanding

24 natural, cultural, historical, and recreational values

25 meriting statutory designation and recognition as a

26 unit of the National Park System;
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1 (3) the Mojave Desert area should be afforded full

2 recognition and statutory protection as a national

3 park;

4 (4) the wilderness within the Mojave Desert

5 should receive maximum statutory protection by des6 ignation pursuant to the Wilderness Act; and

7 (5) the Mojave Desert area provides an outstand8 ing opportunity to develop services, programs, accom9 modations and facilities to ensure the use and enjoy10 ment of the area by individuals with disabilities, con11 sistent with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of

12 1973, Public Law 101–336, the Americans With Dis13 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101), and other ap14 propriate laws and regulations.

15 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PARK

16 SEC. 402. There is hereby established the Mojave Na17 tional Park, comprising approximately one million four

18 hundred and forty-eight thousand acres, as generally de19 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Mojave National Park Bound20 ary—Proposed’’, dated May 1994, which shall be on file

21 and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of

22 the Director of the National Park Service, Department of

23 the Interior.

24 TRANSFER OF LANDS

25 SEC. 403. Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary

26 shall transfer the lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau
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1 of Land Management depicted on the maps described in sec2 tion 402 of this title, without consideration, to the adminis3 trative jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park

4 Service. The boundaries of the public lands shall be adjusted

5 accordingly.

6 MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION

7 SEC. 404. Within six months after the enactment of

8 this title, the Secretary shall file maps and a legal descrip9 tion of the park designated under this title with the Energy

10 and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate and the

11 Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representa12 tives. Such maps and legal description shall have the same

13 force and effect as if included in this title, except that the

14 Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in

15 such legal description and in the maps referred to in section

16 402. The maps and legal description shall be on file and

17 available for public inspection in the offices of the National

18 Park Service, Department of the Interior.

19 ABOLISHMENT OF SCENIC AREA

20 SEC. 405. The East Mojave National Scenic Area, des21 ignated on January 13, 1981 (46 FR 3994), and modified

22 on August 9, 1983 (48 FR 36210), is hereby abolished.

23 ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS

24 SEC. 406. The Secretary shall administer the park in

25 accordance with this title and with the provisions of law

26 generally applicable to units of the National Park System,
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1 including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National

2 Park Service, and for other purposes’’, approved August 25,

3 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4).

4 WITHDRAWAL

5 SEC. 407. Subject to valid existing rights, Federal

6 lands within the park, and interests therein, are withdrawn

7 from disposition under the public land laws and from entry

8 or appropriation under the mining laws of the United

9 States, from the operation of the mineral leasing laws of

10 the United States, and from operation of the Geothermal

11 Steam Act of 1970.

12 STUDY AS TO VALIDITY OF MINING CLAIMS

13 SEC. 408. The Secretary shall not approve any plan

14 of operation prior to determining the validity of the

15 unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites af16 fected by such plan within the park and shall submit to

17 Congress recommendations as to whether any valid or pat18 ented claims should be acquired by the United States, in19 cluding the estimated acquisition costs of such claims, and

20 a discussion of the environmental consequences of the ex21 traction of minerals from these lands.

22 GRAZING

23 SEC. 409. (a) The privilege of grazing domestic live24 stock on lands within the park shall continue to be exercised

25 at no more than the current level, subject to applicable laws

26 and National Park Service regulations.
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1 (b) If a person holding a grazing permit referred to

2 in subsection (a) informs the Secretary that such permittee

3 is willing to convey to the United States any base property

4 with respect to which such permit was issued and to which

5 such permittee holds title, the Secretary shall make the ac6 quisition of such base property a priority as compared with

7 the acquisition of other lands within the park, provided

8 agreement can be reached concerning the terms and condi9 tions of such acquisition. Any such base property which is

10 located outside the park and acquired as a priority pursu11 ant to this section shall be managed by the Federal agency

12 responsible for the majority of the adjacent lands in accord13 ance with the laws applicable to such adjacent lands.

14 UTILITY RIGHTS OF WAY

15 SEC. 410. (a)(1) Nothing in this title shall have the

16 effect of terminating any validly issued right-of-way or cus17 tomary operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement

18 activities in such right-of-way, issued, granted, or permitted

19 to Southern California Edison Company, which is located

20 on lands included in the Mojave National Park, but outside

21 lands designated as wilderness under section 501(3). Such

22 activities shall be conducted in a manner which will mini23 mize the impact on park resources.

24 (2) Nothing in this title shall have the effect of prohib25 iting the upgrading of an existing electrical transmission

26 line for the purpose of increasing the capacity of such trans-
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1 mission line in the Southern California Edison Company

2 validly issued Eldorado-Lugo Transmission Line right-of3 way and Mojave-Lugo Transmission Line right-of-way, or

4 in a right-of-way if issued, granted, or permitted by the

5 Secretary adjacent to the existing Mojave-Lugo Trans6 mission Line right-of-way (hereafter in this section referred

7 to as ‘‘adjacent right-of-way’’), including construction of a

8 replacement transmission line: Provided, That—

9 (A) in the Eldorado-Lugo Transmission Line

10 rights-of-way (hereafter in this section referred to as

11 the ‘‘Eldorado rights-of-way’’) at no time shall there

12 be more than three electrical transmission lines,

13 (B) in the Mojave-Lugo Transmission Line

14 right-of-way (hereafter in this section referred to as

15 the ‘‘Mojave right-of-way’’) and adjacent right-of-way,

16 removal of the existing electrical transmission line

17 and reclamation of the site shall be completed no later

18 than three years after the date on which construction

19 of the upgraded transmission line begins, after which

20 time there may be only one electrical transmission

21 line in the lands encompassed by Mojave right-of-way

22 and adjacent right-of-way,

23 (C) if there are no more than two electrical

24 transmission lines in the Eldorado rights-of-way, two

25 electrical transmission lines in the lands encompassed
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1 by the Mojave right-of-way and adjacent right-of-way

2 may be allowed,

3 (D) in the Eldorado rights-of-way and Mojave

4 right-of-way no additional land shall be issued,

5 granted, or permitted for such upgrade unless an ad6 dition would reduce the impacts to park resources,

7 (E) no more than 350 feet of additional land

8 shall be issued, granted, or permitted for an adjacent

9 right-of-way to the south of the Mojave right-of-way

10 unless a greater addition would reduce the impacts to

11 park resources, and

12 (F) such upgrade activities, including helicopter

13 aided construction, shall be conducted in a manner

14 which will minimize the impact on park resources.

15 (3) The Secretary shall prepare within 180 days after

16 the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation with the

17 Southern California Edison Company, plans for emergency

18 access by the Southern California Edison Company to its

19 rights-of-way.

20 (b)(1) Nothing in this title shall have the effect of ter21 minating any validly issued right-of-way, or customary op22 eration, maintenance, repair, and replacement activities in

23 such right-of-way; prohibiting the upgrading of and con24 struction on existing facilities in such right-of-way for the

25 purpose of increasing the capacity of the existing pipeline;
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1 or prohibiting the renewal of such right-of-way issued,

2 granted, or permitted to the Southern California Gas Com3 pany, its successors or assigns, which is located on lands

4 included in the Mojave National Park, but outside lands

5 designated as wilderness under section 501(3). Such activi6 ties shall be conducted in a manner which will minimize

7 the impact on park resources.

8 (2) The Secretary shall prepare within one hundred

9 and eighty days after the date of enactment of this title,

10 in consultation with the Southern California Gas Com11 pany, plans for emergency access by the Southern Califor12 nia Gas Company to its rights-of-way.

13 (c) Nothing in this title shall have the effect of termi14 nating any validly issued right-of-way or customary oper15 ation, maintenance, repair, and replacement activities of

16 existing facilities issued, granted, or permitted for commu17 nications cables or lines, which are located on lands in18 cluded in the Mojave National Park, but outside lands des19 ignated as wilderness under section 501(3). Such activities

20 shall be conducted in a manner which will minimize the

21 impact on park resources.

22 (d) Nothing in this title shall have the effect of termi23 nating any validly issued right-of-way or customary oper24 ation, maintenance, repair, and replacement activities of

25 existing facilities issued, granted, or permitted to Molyb-
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1 denum Corporation of America; Molycorp, Incorporated; or

2 Union Oil Company of California (d/b/a Unocal Corpora3 tion); or its successors or assigns, or prohibiting renewal

4 of such right-of-way, which is located on lands included in

5 the Mojave National Park, but outside lands designated as

6 wilderness under section 501(3). Such activities shall be

7 conducted in a manner which will minimize the impact on

8 park resources.

9 PREPARATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN

10 SEC. 411. Within three years after the date of enact11 ment of this title, the Secretary shall submit to the Energy

12 and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate and the

13 Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representa14 tives a detailed and comprehensive management plan for

15 the park. Such plan shall place emphasis on historical and

16 cultural sites and ecological and wilderness values within

17 the boundaries of the park. Any development, including

18 road improvements, proposed by such plan shall be strictly

19 limited to that which is essential and appropriate for the

20 administration of the park and shall be designed and lo21 cated so as to maintain the primitive nature of the area

22 and to minimize the impairment of park resources or eco23 logical values. To the extent practicable, administrative fa24 cilities, employee housing, commercial visitor services, ac25 commodations, and other park-related development shall be

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1 Such plan shall evaluate the feasibility of using the Kelso

2 Depot and existing railroad corridor to provide public ac3 cess to and a facility for special interpretive, educational,

4 and scientific programs within the park. Such plan shall

5 specifically address the needs of individuals with disabil6 ities in the design of services, programs, accommodations

7 and facilities consistent with section 504 of the Rehabilita8 tion Act of 1973, Public Law 101–336, the Americans with

9 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101), and other ap10 propriate laws and regulations.

11 GRANITE MOUNTAINS NATURAL RESERVE

12 SEC. 412. (a) There is hereby designated the Granite

13 Mountains Natural Reserve within the park comprising ap14 proximately nine thousand acres as generally depicted on

15 a map entitled ‘‘Mojave National Park Boundary and Wil16 derness—Proposed 6’’, dated May 1991.

17 (b) Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary of the

18 Interior shall enter into a cooperative management agree19 ment with the University of California for the purposes of

20 managing the lands within the Granite Mountains Natural

21 Reserve. Such cooperative agreement shall ensure continu22 ation of arid lands research and educational activities of

23 the University of California, consistent with the provisions

24 of law generally applicable to units of the National Park

25 System.
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1 CONSTRUCTION OF VISITOR CENTER

2 SEC. 413. The Secretary is authorized to construct a

3 visitor center in the park for the purpose of providing infor4 mation through appropriate displays, printed material,

5 and other interpretive programs, about the resources of the

6 park.

7 ACQUISITION OF LANDS

8 SEC. 414. The Secretary is authorized to acquire all

9 lands and interest in lands within the boundary of the park

10 by donation, purchase, or exchange, except that—

11 (1) any lands or interests therein within the

12 boundary of the park which are owned by the State

13 of California, or any political subdivision thereof,

14 may be acquired only by donation or exchange except

15 for lands managed by the California State Lands

16 Commission; and

17 (2) lands or interests therein within the bound18 ary of the park which are not owned by the State of

19 California or any political subdivision thereof may be

20 acquired only with the consent of the owner thereof

21 unless the Secretary determines, after written notice

22 to the owner and after opportunity for comment, that

23 the property is being developed, or proposed to be de24 veloped, in a manner which is detrimental to the in25 tegrity of the park or which is otherwise incompatible

26 with the purposes of this title.
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1 ACQUIRED LANDS BE MADE PART OF MOJAVE NATIONAL

2 PARK

3 SEC. 415. Any lands acquired by the Secretary under

4 this title shall become part of the Mojave National Park.

5 TITLE V—NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

6 DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS

7 SEC. 501. The following lands are hereby designated

8 as wilderness in accordance with the Wilderness Act (78

9 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and shall be administered

10 by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the ap11 plicable provisions of the Wilderness Act:

12 (1) Death Valley National Park Wilderness, com13 prising approximately three million one hundred sev14 enty-nine thousand four hundred and eighteen acres,

15 as generally depicted on 23 maps entitled ‘‘Death Val16 ley National Park Boundary and Wilderness’’, num17 bered in the title one through twenty-three, and dated

18 May 1994 or prior, and three maps entitled ‘‘Death

19 Valley National Park Wilderness’’, numbered in the

20 title one through three, and dated May 1994 or prior,

21 and which shall be known as the Death Valley Wilder22 ness.

23 (2) Joshua Tree National Park Wilderness Addi24 tions, comprising approximately one hundred thirty25 one thousand seven hundred and eighty acres, as gen-
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1 erally depicted on four maps entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree

2 National Park Boundary and Wilderness—Proposed’’,

3 numbered in the title one through four, and dated Oc4 tober 1991 or prior, and which are hereby incor5 porated in, and which shall be deemed to be a part

6 of the Joshua Tree Wilderness as designated by Public

7 Law 94–567.

8 (3) Mojave National Park Wilderness, compris9 ing approximately six hundred ninety-four thousand

10 acres, as generally depicted on ten maps entitled ‘‘Mo11 jave National Park Boundary and Wilderness—Pro12 posed’’, numbered in the title one through ten, and

13 dated May 1994 or prior, and seven maps entitled

14 ‘‘Mojave National Park Wilderness—Proposed’’, num15 bered in the title one through seven, and dated May

16 1994 or prior, and which shall be known as the Mo17 jave Wilderness.

18 (4) Upon cessation of all uses prohibited by the

19 Wilderness Act and publication by the Secretary in

20 the Federal Register of notice of such cessation, poten21 tial wilderness, comprising approximately six thou22 sand eight hundred and forty acres, as described in

23 ‘‘1988 Death Valley National Monument Draft Gen24 eral Management Plan Draft Environmental Impact

25 Statement’’ (hereafter in this title referred to as
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1 ‘‘Draft Plan’’) and as generally depicted on a map in

2 the Draft Plan entitled ‘‘Wilderness Plan Death Val3 ley National Monument’’, dated January 1988, shall

4 be deemed to be a part of the Death Valley Wilderness

5 as designated in paragraph (1). Lands identified in

6 the Draft Plan as potential wilderness shall be man7 aged by the Secretary insofar as practicable as wil8 derness until such time as said lands are designated

9 as wilderness.

10 FILING OF MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS

11 SEC. 502. Maps and a legal description of the bound12 aries of the areas designated in section 501 of this title shall

13 be on file and available for public inspection in the Office

14 of the Director of the National Park Service, Department

15 of the Interior, and in the Office of the Superintendent of

16 each area designated in section 501. As soon as practicable

17 after this title takes effect, maps of the wilderness areas and

18 legal descriptions of their boundaries shall be filed with the

19 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate

20 and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of

21 Representatives, and such maps and descriptions shall have

22 the same force and effect as if included in this title, except

23 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical

24 errors in such maps and descriptions.
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1 ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

2 SEC. 503. The areas designated by section 501 of this

3 title as wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary

4 in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wilder5 ness Act governing areas designated by that title as wilder6 ness, except that any reference in such provision to the effec7 tive date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a ref8 erence to the effective date of this title, and where appro9 priate, and reference to the Secretary of Agriculture shall

10 be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.

11 TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

12 TRANSFER OF LANDS TO RED ROCK CANYON STATE PARK

13 SEC. 601. Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary

14 of the Interior shall transfer to the State of California cer15 tain lands within the California Desert Conservation Area,

16 California, of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising

17 approximately twenty thousand five hundred acres, as gen18 erally depicted on two maps entitled ‘‘Red Rock Canyon

19 State Park Additions 1’’ and ‘‘Red Rock Canyon State

20 Park Additions 2’’, dated May 1991, for inclusion in the

21 State of California Park System. Should the State of Cali22 fornia cease to manage these lands as part of the State Park

23 System, ownership of the lands shall revert to the Depart24 ment of the Interior to be managed as part of the California
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1 Desert Conservation Area to provide maximum protection

2 for the area’s scenic and scientific values.

3 DESERT LILY SANCTUARY

4 SEC. 602. (a) There is hereby established the Desert

5 Lily Sanctuary within the California Desert Conservation

6 Area, California, of the Bureau of Land Management, com7 prising approximately two thousand forty acres, as gen8 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Desert Lily Sanctuary’’,

9 dated February 1986. The Secretary of the Interior shall

10 administer the area to provide maximum protection to the

11 desert lily.

12 (b) Subject to valid existing rights, Federal lands with13 in the sanctuary, and interests therein, are withdrawn from

14 disposition under the public land laws and from entry or

15 appropriation under the mining laws of the United States,

16 from the operation of the mineral leasing laws of the United

17 States, and from operation of the Geothermal Steam Act

18 of 1970.

19 LAND TENURE ADJUSTMENTS

20 SEC. 603. In preparing land tenure adjustment deci21 sions within the California Desert Conservation Area, of the

22 Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary shall give pri23 ority to consolidating Federal ownership within the na24 tional park units and wilderness areas designated by this

25 Act.
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1 DISPOSAL PROHIBITION

2 SEC. 604. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

3 the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri4 culture may not dispose of any lands within the boundaries

5 of the wilderness or parks designated under this Act or

6 grant a right-of-way in any lands within the boundaries

7 of the wilderness designated under this Act. Further, none

8 of the lands within the boundaries of the wilderness or parks

9 designated under this Act shall be granted to or otherwise

10 made available for use by the Metropolitan Water District

11 and any other agencies or persons pursuant to the Boulder

12 Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617–619b) or any similar

13 acts.

14 MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LANDS

15 SEC. 605. Any lands within the boundaries of a wil16 derness area designated under this Act which are acquired

17 by the Federal Government shall become part of the wilder18 ness area within which they are located and shall be man19 aged in accordance with all the provisions of this Act and

20 other laws applicable to such wilderness area.

21 NATIVE AMERICAN USES

22 SEC. 606. In recognition of the past use of the parks

23 and wilderness areas designed under this Act by Indian

24 people for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the

25 Secretary shall ensure access to such parks and wilderness

26 areas by Indian people for such traditional cultural and
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1 religious purposes. In implementing this section, the Sec2 retary, upon the request of an Indian tribe or Indian reli3 gious community, shall temporarily close to the general

4 public use of one or more specific portions of park or wilder5 ness areas in order to protect the privacy of traditional cul6 tural and religious activities in such areas by Indian peo7 ple. Such access shall be consistent with the purpose and

8 intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 1996) commonly

9 referred to as the ‘‘American Indian Religious Freedom

10 Act’’, and with respect to areas designated as wilderness,

11 the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1131).

12 WATER RIGHTS

13 SEC. 607. (a) With respect to each wilderness area des14 ignated by this Act, Congress hereby reserves a quantity of

15 water sufficient to fulfill the purposes of this Act. The

16 priority date of such reserved water rights shall be the date

17 of enactment of this Act.

18 (b) The Secretary of the Interior and all other officers

19 of the United States shall take all steps necessary to protect

20 the rights reserved by this section, including the filing by

21 the Secretary of a claim for the quantification of such rights

22 in any present or future appropriate stream adjudication

23 in the courts of the State of California in which the United

24 States is or may be joined and which is conducted in ac25 cordance with section 208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 (66
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1 Stat. 560, 43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as the

2 McCarran Amendment).

3 (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as a relin4 quishment or reduction of any water rights reserved or ap5 propriated by the United States in the State of California

6 on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

7 (d) The Federal water rights reserved by this Act are

8 specific to the wilderness areas located in the State of Cali9 fornia designated under this Act. Nothing in this Act relat10 ed to the reserved Federal water rights shall be construed

11 as establishing a precedent with regard to any future des12 ignations, nor shall it constitute an interpretation of any

13 other Act or any designation made thereto.

14 STATE SCHOOL LANDS

15 SEC. 608. (a) Upon request of the California State

16 Lands Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to

17 as the ‘‘Commission’’), the Secretary shall enter into nego18 tiations for an agreement to exchange Federal lands or in19 terests therein on the list referred to in subsection (b)(2)

20 for California State School Lands (hereinafter in this sec21 tion referred to as ‘‘State School Lands’’) or interests there22 in which are located within the boundaries of one or more

23 of the wilderness areas or park units designated by this Act.

24 The Secretary shall negotiate in good faith to reach a land

25 exchange agreement consistent with the requirements of sec-
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1 tion 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act

2 of 1976.

3 (b) Within six months after the date of enactment of

4 this Act, the Secretary shall send to the Commission and

5 to the Committees a list of the following:

6 (1) The State School Lands or interests therein

7 (including mineral interests) which are located within

8 the boundaries of the wilderness areas or park units

9 designated by this Act.

10 (2) Lands under the Secretary’s jurisdiction to

11 be offered for exchange, including in the following pri12 ority:

13 (A) Lands with mineral interests, including

14 geothermal, which have the potential for commer15 cial development but which are not currently

16 under mineral lease or producing Federal min17 eral revenues.

18 (B) Federal lands in California managed

19 by the Bureau of Reclamation that the Secretary

20 determines are not needed for any Bureau of

21 Reclamation project.

22 (C) Any public lands in California that the

23 Secretary, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy

24 and Management Act of 1976, has determined to

25 be suitable for disposal through exchange.
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1 (c)(1) If an agreement under this section is for an ex2 change involving five thousand acres or less of Federal land

3 or interests therein, or Federal lands valued at less than

4 $5,000,000, the Secretary may carry out the exchange in

5 accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management

6 Act of 1976.

7 (2) If an agreement under this section is for an ex8 change involving more than five thousand acres of Federal

9 land or interests therein, or Federal land valued at more

10 than $5,000,000, the agreement shall be submitted to the

11 Committees, together with a report containing—

12 (A) a complete list and appraisal of the lands or

13 interests in lands proposed for exchange; and

14 (B) a determination that the State School Lands

15 proposed to be acquired by the United States do not

16 contain any hazardous waste, toxic waste, or radio17 active waste.

18 (d) An agreement submitted under subsection (c)(2)

19 shall not take effect unless approved by a joint resolution

20 enacted by the Congress.

21 (e) If exchanges of all of the State School Lands are

22 not completed by October 1, 2004, the Secretary shall adjust

23 the appraised value of any remaining inholdings consistent

24 with the provisions of section 206 of the Federal Land Man25 agement Policy Act of 1976. The Secretary shall establish
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1 an account in the name of the Commission in the amount

2 of such appraised value. Title to the State School Lands

3 shall be transferred to the United States at the time such

4 account is credited.

5 (f) The Commission may use the credit in its account

6 to bid, as any other bidder, for excess or surplus Federal

7 property to be sold in the State of California in accordance

8 with the applicable laws and regulations of the Federal

9 agency offering such property for sale. The account shall

10 be adjusted to reflect successful bids under this section or

11 payments or forfeited deposits, penalties, or other costs as12 sessed to the bidder in the course of such sales. In the event

13 that the balance in the account has not been reduced to zero

14 by October 1, 2009, there are authorized to be appropriated

15 to the Secretary for payment to the California State Lands

16 Commission funds equivalent to the balance remaining in

17 the account as of October 1, 2009.

18 (g) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Committees’’

19 means the Committee on Natural Resources of the House

20 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natu21 ral Resources of the Senate.

22 EXCHANGES

23 SEC. 609. (a) Upon request of the Catellus Develop24 ment Corporation, its subsidiaries or successors in interest

25 (hereafter in this section referred to as ‘‘Catellus’’), the Sec26 retary shall enter into negotiations for an agreement or
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1 agreements to exchange Federal lands or interests therein

2 on the list referred to in subsection (b)(2) of this section

3 for lands of Catellus or interests therein which are located

4 within the boundaries of one or more of the wilderness areas

5 or park units designated by this Act.

6 (b) Within six months after the date of enactment of

7 this Act, the Secretary shall send to Catellus and to the

8 Committees a list of the following:

9 (1) Lands of Catellus or interests therein (in10 cluding mineral interests) which are located within

11 the boundaries of the wilderness areas or park units

12 designated by this Act.

13 (2) Lands under the Secretary’s jurisdiction to

14 be offered for exchange, in the following priority:

15 (A) Lands, including lands with mineral

16 and geothermal interests, which have the poten17 tial for commercial development but which are

18 not currently under lease or producing Federal

19 revenues.

20 (B) Federal lands managed by the Bureau

21 of Reclamation that the Secretary determines are

22 not needed for any Bureau of Reclamation

23 project.

24 (C) Any public lands that the Secretary,

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1 agement Act of 1976, has determined to be suit2 able for disposal through exchange.

3 (c)(1) If an agreement under this section is for (A)

4 an exchange involving lands outside the State of California,

5 (B) more than 5,000 acres of Federal land or interests there6 in in California, or (C) Federal lands in any State valued

7 at more than $5,000,000, the Secretary shall provide to the

8 Committees a detailed report of each such land exchange

9 agreement.

10 (2) All land exchange agreements shall be consistent

11 with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

12 (3) Any report submitted to the Committees under this

13 subsection shall include the following:

14 (A) A complete list and appraisal of the lands

15 or interests in land proposed for exchange.

16 (B) A complete list of the lands, if any, to be ac17 quired by the United States which contain any haz18 ardous waste, toxic waste, or radioactive waste which

19 requires removal or remedial action under Federal or

20 State law, together with the estimated costs of any

21 such action.

22 (4) An agreement under this subsection shall not take

23 effect unless approved by a joint resolution enacted by the

24 Congress.
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1 (d) The Secretary shall provide the California State

2 Lands Commission with a one hundred eighty-day right of

3 first refusal to exchange for any Federal lands or interests

4 therein, located in the State of California, on the list re5 ferred to in subsection (b)(2). Any lands with respect to

6 which a right of first refusal is not noticed within such pe7 riod or exercised under this subsection shall be available

8 to Catellus for exchange in accordance with this section.

9 (e) On January 3, 1999, the Secretary shall provide

10 to the Committees a list and appraisal consistent with the

11 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 of all

12 Catellus lands eligible for exchange under this section for

13 which an exchange has not been completed. With respect to

14 any of such lands for which an exchange has not been com15 pleted by October 1, 2004 (hereafter in this section referred

16 to as ‘‘remaining lands’’), the Secretary shall establish an

17 account in the name of Catellus (hereafter in this section

18 referred to as the ‘‘exchange account’’). Upon the transfer

19 of title by Catellus to all or a portion of the remaining lands

20 to the United States, the Secretary shall credit the exchange

21 account in the amount of the appraised value of the trans22 ferred remaining lands at the time of such transfer.

23 (f) Catellus may use the credit in its account to bid,

24 as any other bidder, for excess or surplus Federal property

25 to be sold in the State of California in accordance with
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1 the applicable laws and regulations of the Federal agency

2 offering such property for sale. The account shall be ad3 justed to reflect successful bids under this section or pay4 ments or forfeited deposits, penalties, or other costs assessed

5 to the bidder in the course of such sales. Upon approval

6 by the Secretary in writing, the credits in Catellus’s ex7 change account may be transferred or sold in whole or in

8 part by Catellus to any other party, thereby vesting such

9 party with all the rights formerly held by Catellus. The ex10 change account shall be adjusted to reflect successful bids

11 under this section or payments or forfeited deposits, pen12 alties, or other costs assessed to the bidder in the course of

13 such sales.

14 (g)(1) The Secretary shall not accept title pursuant to

15 this section to any lands unless such title includes all right,

16 title, and interest in and to the fee estate.

17 (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may

18 accept title to any subsurface estate where the United States

19 holds title to the surface estate.

20 (3) This subsection does not apply to easements and

21 rights-of-way for utilities or roads.

22 (h) In no event shall the Secretary accept title under

23 this section to lands which contain any hazardous waste,

24 toxic waste, or radioactive waste which requires removal or
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1 remedial action under Federal or State law unless such re2 medial action has been completed prior to the transfer.

3 (i) For purposes of the section, any appraisal shall be

4 consistent with the provisions of section 206 of the Federal

5 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

6 (j) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Committees’’

7 means the Committee on Natural Resources of the House

8 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natu9 ral Resources of the Senate.

10 TITLE VII—DEFINITIONS AND AUTHORIZATION

11 OF APPROPRIATIONS

12 DEFINITIONS

13 SEC. 701. For the purposes of this Act:

14 (1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’, unless specifically des15 ignated otherwise, means the Secretary of the Interior.

16 (2) The term ‘‘public lands’’ means any land

17 and interest in land owned by the United States and

18 administered by the Secretary of the Interior through

19 the Bureau of Land Management.

20 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

21 SEC. 702. There are hereby authorized to be appro22 priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the

23 purposes of this Act.

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